User`s manual

Agilent E1330B Digital I/O Module Command Reference 61
Chapter 5
DISPlay Subsystem
The DISPlay subsystem turns on the Monitor mode. Monitor mode enables the
Agilent E1301 Mainframe display, or an external terminal connected to either a
B-size or a C-size mainframe. Parameters related to the state of the data and control
lines are shown. Refer to the appropriate Command Module User's Guide (Agilent
E1405/E1406) for supported terminal types. The parameters displayed are:
-- port number
-- polarity
-- handshake mode
-- state of the control line
-- state of the flag line
-- values on the data lines in both decimal and hexadecimal
Syntax DISPlay
:MONitor
:PORT <
port>[AUTO|MIN|MAX|DEF]
:PORT? [<MAX|MIN|DEF>]
[:STATe] <
mode>
[:STATe]?
:MONitor:PORT
DISPlay:MONitor:PORT <port>[AUTO|MIN|MAX|DEF] sets the displayed port
number.
Parameters
Comments • In the AUTO mode of operation, the display shows the state of the port last
programmed.
MIN sets port 0. MAX sets port 3. No parameter or DEF sets the
AUTO mode of operation.
• Related Commands: DISPlay:MONitor[:STATe], DISPlay:MONitor:PORT?
• *RST Condition: DISPlay:MONitor:PORT AUTO
Example DISP:MON:PORT 3 sets the port to be monitored to 3.
Parameter Name Parameter Type Range of Values Default
<
port>
Numeric
or
Discrete
none, 0 through 3
MIN, MAX, AUTO, DEF
AUTO